GoCollab — UGC Creator Marketplace
GoCollab is a full-stack marketplace that connects brands with User-Generated Content (UGC) creators. Brands discover, brief, and pay creators in one place; creators manage their portfolio, packages, and orders from a dedicated dashboard.
Table of Contents
Overview
GoCollab solves the friction in UGC production:
- For brands — search verified creators by niche, content style, language, and budget; place orders in a few clicks; receive revision-tracked deliverables; pay securely via escrow.
- For creators — build a public profile with a shareable URL (
/{displayName}), showcase a video portfolio, set tiered packages and add-ons, and manage the full order lifecycle from a single dashboard.
Key Features
For Brands
- Browse & filter creators — search by niche, content format, language, location, and price
- Public creator profiles — shareable
/{displayName} pages with portfolio reels, packages, ratings, and a Book CTA
- Secure checkout — Razorpay escrow-protected payments; funds released only on delivery
- Brief management — structured creative brief flow tied to each order
- Real-time order chat — per-order messaging between brand and creator via Socket.IO
- Review & ratings — post-delivery brand reviews feed into creator public profiles
For Creators
- Profile builder — display name, bio, profile image, intro reel, niche/style/language facets, on-location availability
- Portfolio — upload and manage video portfolio visible on the public profile
- Packages & add-ons — tiered pricing (Basic / Standard / Premium) with optional add-ons (rush delivery, paid-ad rights, extra revisions, etc.)
- Order dashboard — track incoming orders, submit deliverables, handle revisions
- Earnings & payouts — bank or UPI payout configuration
Platform
- Multi-role auth — single user account supports BRAND, CREATOR, ADMIN, and AGENCY roles
- Agency workspace — agencies can manage multiple brand sub-accounts
- Admin panel — creator approval, order oversight, and platform management
- Email notifications — transactional emails via AWS SES
- Webhooks — Razorpay payment events and SES delivery/bounce events
- Rate limiting — per-IP throttling via NestJS Throttler
- Swagger docs — auto-generated API docs at
/docs (non-production)
Tech Stack
Client (/client)
| Layer | Technology |
|---|
| Framework | Next.js 15 (App Router, React Server Components) |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Styling | Tailwind CSS v4 |
| State / Data | TanStack React Query v5, Redux Toolkit |
| Forms | React Hook Form + Zod |
| Payments | Razorpay SDK |
| Real-time | Socket.IO client |
| UI primitives | Radix UI, Ark UI, Vaul, Embla Carousel |
| Charts | Chart.js + react-chartjs-2 |
| Animations | Framer Motion |
| Icons | Lucide React |
| Notifications | Sonner |
Server (/server)
| Layer | Technology |
|---|
| Framework | NestJS (Express adapter) |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Database | PostgreSQL via Prisma ORM |
| Auth | JWT (access + refresh tokens), HTTP-only cookies |
| Payments | Razorpay |
| Storage | AWS S3 (creator media, deliverables) |
| Email | AWS SES |
| Real-time | Socket.IO (NestJS gateway) |
| Validation | class-validator + class-transformer |
| Docs | Swagger / OpenAPI |
| Security | Helmet, CORS, rate limiting |
Project Structure
UGC-PLATFORM/
├── client/ # Next.js 15 frontend
│ ├── app/ # App Router pages
│ │ ├── [displayName]/ # Public creator profile (shareable)
│ │ ├── brand/ # Brand dashboard
│ │ ├── creator/ # Creator dashboard
│ │ ├── admin/ # Admin panel
│ │ └── (main)/ # Marketing / landing pages
│ ├── features/ # Feature-sliced modules
│ │ ├── auth/ # Auth hooks, API calls
│ │ ├── creators/ # Creator listing, profile, browse
│ │ ├── creator-portfolio/ # Portfolio upload & display
│ │ ├── orders/ # Order management
│ │ ├── briefs/ # Creative brief flow
│ │ ├── payments/ # Razorpay checkout hooks
│ │ └── chats/ # Real-time order chat
│ ├── components/ # Shared UI components
│ │ ├── landing/ # Marketing landing sections
│ │ └── ui/ # Primitive UI components
│ └── providers/ # React context providers (Auth, Query, Theme)
│
└── server/ # NestJS backend
└── src/
├── auth/ # JWT auth, guards, strategies
├── creator-profile/ # Creator profile CRUD + search
├── creator-portfolio/ # Portfolio video management
├── brand-profile/ # Brand profile management
├── orders/ # Order lifecycle
├── briefs/ # Brief creation & management
├── razorpay/ # Payment processing + webhooks
├── order-chat/ # Per-order real-time chat
├── chats/ # General messaging
├── creator-reviews/ # Brand reviews of creators
├── storage/ # AWS S3 file uploads
├── mail/ # AWS SES email service
├── agency/ # Agency workspace management
├── jobs/ # Background/scheduled jobs
├── realtime/ # Socket.IO gateway
└── webhooks/ # Razorpay + SES webhook handlers
Getting Started
Prerequisites
- Node.js 20+
- PostgreSQL 15+
- pnpm or npm
- AWS account (S3 + SES)
- Razorpay account
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